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Neoplasms by Site

Medical Definition:	A collective term for precoordinated organ/neoplasm headings locating neoplasms by organ, as BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DUODENAL NEOPLASMS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; etc.
Guide Notes:	to collect neopl located by organ; not used for indexing; policy: Manual section 24; DF: NEOPL SITE CATALOG: do not use

Neoplasms by Site Categories.

	Abdominal Neoplasms
	Anal Gland Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the anal gland.
	Bone Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer located in bone tissue or specific bones.
	Breast Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.
	Digestive System Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
	Endocrine Gland Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the endocrine glands in general or unspecified.
	Eye Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the EYE.
	Head and Neck Neoplasms - Soft tissue tumors or cancer arising from the mucosal surfaces of the LIP; oral cavity; PHARYNX; LARYNX; and cervical esophagus. Other sites included are the NOSE and PARANASAL SINUSES; SALIVARY GLANDS; THYROID GLAND and PARATHYROID GLANDS; and MELANOMA and non-melanoma skin cancers of the head and neck. (from Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 4th ed, p1651)
	Hematologic Neoplasms - Neoplasms located in the blood and blood-forming tissue (the bone marrow and lymphatic tissue). The commonest forms are the various types of LEUKEMIA, of LYMPHOMA, and of the progressive, life-threatening forms of the MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES.
	Mammary Neoplasms, Animal - Tumors or cancer of the MAMMARY GLAND in animals (MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL).
	Nervous System Neoplasms - Benign and malignant neoplastic processes arising from or involving components of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, cranial nerves, and meninges. Included in this category are primary and metastatic nervous system neoplasms.
	Pelvic Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the pelvic region.
	Skin Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the SKIN.
	Soft Tissue Neoplasms - Neoplasms of whatever cell type or origin, occurring in the extraskeletal connective tissue framework of the body including the organs of locomotion and their various component structures, such as nerves, blood vessels, lymphatics, etc.
	Splenic Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the SPLEEN.
	Thoracic Neoplasms
	Urogenital Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the urogenital tract.

Neoplasms by Site Medical Definitions and Terms

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